Taos /taʊs/ is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,716. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, El Prado, and Arroyo Seco. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American village and tribe from which it takes its name.Taos is the county seat of Taos County. The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "place of red willows".Taos is the principal city of the Taos, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Taos County.